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| I. Background/Context Un Women's goal in Liberia is to promote women's human rights and gender equality which are key in sustaining and furthering achievements in the stability and development. In this regard, its programming in the Country is connected to five corporate priority areas: women’s leadership and political participation; enhancing women’s economic empowerment (WEE); engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes (WPS) and advancing women’s rights to live free from violence (VAW) and Gender Responsive Governance. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s joint work in advancing gender equality. UN Women is implementing a joint project with UNFPA and OHCHR titled “Accelerating Digital Opportunities for Youth Civic Participation as a lever for Building and Sustaining Peace in Liberia” as part of the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) Youth Promotion Initiative. The project goal is to increase opportunities for youth participation in decision making processes through the digitalization of existing youth and women-led informal platforms, networks, and organizations. This will be achieved by transforming the youth-led "Atayee centers" and women-led Peace Huts into spaces where youth can meaningfully participate in political and intergenerational dialogues, interact with political actors, women leaders, mentors, traditional and religious leaders and other state actors, and connect to formal civic platforms using a digital interface. As the project progresses, there is a critical need to systematically document its impact, capture transformative stories of change, and develop compelling, youth-friendly multimedia content that highlights results, amplifies youth voices, and supports national advocacy processes — particularly the dissemination of the National Youth Policy. UN Women seeks to engage a National Consultant to:
II. Overall Objective To document, package, and disseminate the impact of the YPI project through high-quality multimedia storytelling and youth-friendly digital advocacy tools that strengthen youth engagement, policy awareness, and national visibility. Specific Objectives To document evidence-based impact stories demonstrating how the YPI project has strengthened youth civic participation, digital inclusion, and peacebuilding. To produce engaging multimedia content (short clips and a documentary) capturing transformative change at community and national levels. To develop youth-friendly, accessible, and visually compelling social media materials supporting dissemination of the National Youth Policy. To co-create content alongside youth groups, young women leaders, and marginalized youth to ensure authenticity and ownership. To enhance national visibility of youth-led peacebuilding and digital civic engagement initiatives. Duties and Responsibilities Under the guidance of the UN Women Deputy Country Representative and direct supervision of the Program Specialist, Governance, Peace & Security, the National Consultant will undertake the following: 1. Inception and Content Strategy Development
2. Impact Story Documentation
3. Multimedia Production (Short Clips and Documentary) Produce:
4. Development of Youth-Friendly Digital Advocacy Materials
5. Youth Engagement and Capacity Strengthening
6. Reporting and Knowledge Management
All deliverables shall be submitted in English. Prepare and submit all required reports in a timely manner. All deliverables, including annexes, tools, and reports, shall be submitted in English.
Duration of the Work: The duration of this assignment will be for up to20 days with 3-month, tentatively from 6 April 2026 to 5 July 2026. Completion and payment depend on the submission and approval of deliverables by the UN Women Programme Specialist G/WPS. Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel This is a home-based consultancy in Monrovia, Liberia. Local travel within Liberia may be required. Specific locations and dates will be confirmed during the inception phase. UN Women will arrange and cover the costs of approved travel in line with its policies and procedures. Performance Evaluation The Consultant’s performance will be evaluated based on timeliness, responsibility, initiative, communication, accuracy, and quality of the products delivered. Financial Arrangements Payments will be disbursed to the consultant on a deliverable-based arrangement aligned to the “Expected Deliverables” of section of the ToR and certification by the UN Women Programme Specialist, Women Political Participation that services have been satisfactorily performed. |
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